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megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be joined by ron paul and he has some thoughts whether that executive order is worth the paper's print on. members are push for several amendments including one that will prevent sex offenders from get getting viagra. here to explain is carl cameron. he's on capitol hill. what's the deal? >> reporter: the senate has to pass the how reconciliation package of fixes without changes. they can technically move a comma or semicolon, but they can't make any substantive changes. essentially it's a huge delay for democrats. so when you have an amendment like one you are talking about that would prevent se
megyn: we continue to hear the name yemen as a source of terrorists. mike tobin, thank you so much. live in jerusalem. we are moments away from a much-anticipated event at the white house. president obama is about to sign the executive order that reaffirms restrictions on federal funding of abortions. it helps him help seal the deal for healthcare reform. today's event takes place behind closed doors. the president invited some members of the democrats' antiabortion block the signing. we'll be...
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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because we're finding out that more people are soon to be attracted to this or he, driven by these ideals. it's so interesting that he left a very permissive environment in california and ran straight into the arms of probably one of the least permissive environments. and i don't know. we can speculate on all this, but furans tragically, tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin laden's brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was writing the book in their story is less unusual i guess it's what i'm trying to say today because...
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he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an officer named mike spann and he comes face-to-face with lindh and that journey was one of the arcs of the book as well. >> are there any questions from the audience. i'll ask people to start lining up at the microphone here to my way. as they do, let me fast forward a bit. and you end the book with a quote from sergeant pat x. who says he won't be over open to say today or tomorrow if that was the right thing what they did in 2001. you're going to have to go back to afghanistan in ten or 15 years from now and say with this right? we are now in 2010. next year will be ten years from that initial inva
he is going to study arabic in yemen and beyond that because he doesn't -- he actually ends up in bin brigade and end up in this fortress in mazda sharif that forms one of the last part of horse shoulders, discovered in the bible the shocking world about how the young americans were in california and that the this fortress. and so, he's in there because he represented at the time i was 1txç x x x x x x but furans tragically, you know, one of the first people to be killed after 9/11 was an...
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admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and many of you have have developsisted it, actually has conducted in an appropriate manner, but at the very least, it has a symbol attached to it, that is one that is used in our area of responsibility, against us. it in some cases is even lumped in to abu ghraib. completely different case, there's no reason to do it, but again, it has become april conic in certain -- iconic in certain respects. >> and one last very simple question. isn't it true that some of hour heals renews to turn prisoners over to us, if they believe they could work their way to gitmo? >> sir, i do not know
admiral olson, we catch somebody in yemen, where do we send them? >> sir, that's a question on so many levels we would have to go into a closed session. >> fair enough. last question, general petraeus. hugh indicated in the past and i think very reluctantly, that gitmo, the jail, is counterproductive to the war effort and if possible, should be closed. could you tell me why you believe that? >> it rightly or wrongly and probably wrongly, because i think that that facility, and...
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at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today that they understand these dangers and are responding to these hot spots with immense efforts and focus. hopefully these issues will be among those addressed in your statements or the questions which follow. i would note to my colleagues that i recognize there are many issues which you may want to address and remind you that today's hearing is on our wartime funding requirements, and not on other matters. i would urge you to focus your questions on that topic. in addition, as you can see, we are many senators, all over the place -- press conference, on routes here -- en route here. we limit our
at the same time, we're also seeing the spread of al-qaeda with cells in yemen and members in somalia and related activity elsewhere in africa. while we focus our efforts on afghanistan, pakistani, and iraq, we also need to allocate sufficient resources to curtail the growth of these terrorist cells. we cannot allow new safe havens to be created elsewhere as we tighten the stranglehold on al- qaeda senior leadership in afghanistan, pakistan. we hope to get assurances from both secretaries today...
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saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly and said somebody has to go in and make sure al qaeda does not blossom. would we be there for not attacked on 9/11? >> absolutely not. unfortunately, after the time with me afghan muslim mujahadeen forced the soviet union now, we ignored afghanistan and frankly that was a mistake. it turned out to be a bigger mistake anyone imagined. but i think it is fair to say that most, if not all of the major terrorist acts we've seen in the western world over the last several years, some way or another can be brought back to that area where pakistan and. --
saudi arabia was one and yemen was another. yemen has been inconsistent -- has been inconsistent, but we were able to convince them to act in the counter-terrorism area. afghanistan may be the best area. look at all the nations represented there, whether they are supported -- supported by military assets or economic assistance, that is an international effort, about, but we needed to national partnership and was begun in the prior administration. >> you talked about afghanistan briefly...
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the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the prime minister of india was explicit, saying that he would like to see a lessening of tensions oand the soldiers released, but there would have to be cooperation with the pakistan government. he thought it was realistic. it's their creation. there's a real prospect of that, there may be more pakistani soldiers showing inclination to help us, then that would impact the picture very decisively. the area of sanctions is a very difficult one against iran. we've been discussing that for a long time in a lot of projects. there is no simplistic answer. the question that i get consistently involves where we a
the question on my mind, when all kited could organize somewhere else like yemen or somalia or somewhere else, why fight in afghanistan where it is so costly and where the soviets and the brits, going back to alexander the great, there is not an success? third area of questioning is what is happening with pakistan and india. there have been some suggestions there could be a cooling of the tension, which might relieve a number of boxes on military -- a number of bocka pakistani military. the...
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the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last april i approved a plan developed with our ambassador in yemen, u.s. in attention agencies and the state department to expand our assistance, to key security elements in yemen. with yemeni president's approval we executed the plan last summer and strength end the operations carried out against al qaeda in the arabian peninsula in mid december and have been executed periodically since then as well. and with your support, we are working toward expanded sustained levels of assistance, in yemen. in fact, our efforts in yemen should not just be seen as part o
the threat to yemen to the region and indeed to the u.s. homeland posed by what it is now called al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is demonstrate by suicide bombers trying to carry out operations in the capital and the attempt to assassinate the assistant minister of near yer in saudi arabia and the attempted bombing of the u.s. airliner on christmas day and the number of us have been increasingly concerned over the past 2-and-a-half years by the developments we have observed there and last...
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they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's some in the state department and the government community who say she's an absolute asset and that she should be praised for her conduct although she plead guilty to legally accessing f.b.i. files. as an f.b.i. agent. >> that's against the rules. a member of the house intel committee says he doesn't believe her. doesn't flat out doesn't believe her and believes that she did pass the info on to the other side. all right. it's 18 minutes before the top of the hour. straight ahead, we roll on for this monday. we have a brand new series on "fox & friends." what's it called? jobs in america. a very
they credit her back in the early 2000's with regard to working inside yemen after the u.s.s. cole. being involved in an investigation with a 1986 hijacking in pakistan that involved the killing of 22 passengers. and working on america's bebehalf. but now in some sense, she's a person without a country. she's been stripped of her citizenship. she needs approval to go more than 50 miles and she's been ordered deported which is on hold because of risks to her and actually being deported. there's...
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in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in working the need for sanctions. we are beginning the process in the security council in new york where language is being hammered out based on the work that has been done by the treasury department and the state department in coordination. we are targeting a lot of these proposed sanctions against the revolutionary guard, which we believe is playing an increasingly important role in the politics and the economy of iran. so we're working as hard as we can. i have to say that we've been heartened by the positive response from russia. i think in their response proved the wisdom of the president's poli
in the last month i attended the london conferences on afghanistan and yemen and held numerous bilateral of meetings in countries to lay out evidence of iran to urge that they join with us on the pressure sanctions track. i just came back from saudi arabia and qatar and have also met last week with the prime minister of turkey. i'll be going next week to latin america including brazil. so we are -- and it's not just i. the top levels of the state department are engaged very -- very directly in...